International Journal of High-Energy Physics
CERN Courier Volume 54 Number 6
July/August 2014
Markov Prize recognizes pioneers in theoretical astrophysics and cosmology
Tkachev, Dolgov, Matveev
Igor Tkachev, of the Institute for Nuclear Research (INR) of the Russian Academy of
Sciences (RAS), Moscow, and Alexander Dolgov, of the Alikhanov Institute for
Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, and INFN, have been awarded the
2014 Markov Prize. They received the award at the 2014 Markov Readings, held at the
INR on 14 May, for "pioneering works in the field of theoretical astrophysics and
cosmology".
The laureates are both well known in the fields of elementary particle physics,
astrophysics and cosmology. Tkachev has made significant contributions to the
development of the theory of the early universe, while Dolgov elaborated the kinetic
theory of elementary particles, including neutrinos, in the expanding universe. The
Markov Prize was established by INR RAS in commemoration of Moisey Markov, who
made pioneering contributions to neutrino physics, as well as to physics at the
boundary between particle physics and cosmology.